Toilet article



S. S. BOOTY.

TOILET ARTICLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1919.

1 ,35 1 364, Patgnted Aug. 31, 1920.

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UNITED- TATES PATENT 1 orFlea'. j

STANLEY SEPTIMUSVBOOTY, or summon, NGLAN TOILET: ARTICLE.

Be it known that I, STANLEY BOOTY, a subject of the King of Great Blll'jain and Ireland, and residing at Ennerdale, Cedar Road, Sutton, in the county of Surrey,-

England, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin and Relating to Toilet Articles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toilet articles. T v i The invention consists in a device adapted to be slipped over a finger,-and forming means for polishing or improving the appearance of the'nails, and like-purposes The device may be closed at the topand thus resemble in form a finger of a glove provided with a surface which may be impregnated with the composition to be applied.

In a nails, one surface impregnated or adapted to be'im'pregnated with polishing material may be provided, while asecond surface for completing the polish- In forming the articles in; accordance with the invention, any suitable means for effect.-

ing the necessary connections may be made use of and modifications in the construe-J tion of the device may be made in order to render the device suitable'for the application of particular compositions.

The material of which the devices: are

formed is selected in accordance with r'equiremen'ts, thus in certain cases tinfoil, metal, rubber, leather celluloid or a variety of other materialsmay be employed in the construction of the devices in accordance with the invention.

Certain embodiments ofthe invention are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a manicure device in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross section thereof on the line II-II, Fig. 1;

" Fig. 3 is an elevation partly in section of I the device on the line 111411 of Fig. 2;

SEPTIMUS device adapted for polishing the I Specification of Letters Patent. Patehtd A g 31 1920 Application filed February 26, 1919. serial No. 279,461. i

Fig. 4 is a cross section of an. alternative construction of manicure device 5 and 1 Figs. 5 and 6 are elevations of a 'mani-T formed of a suitable materialjsuch as ivory,

having a projecting portion 2 adapted for use in pushing down the cuticle bordering the nails, 3 is padding material, 4 a covering of'chamois leather or the like adapted to con stitute apolishing-surface, 5 and 5 are files.

A stopper 6 is shown screwed into the sleeve member for the purpose of converting the interior'p'ortion of the sleeve into 'a container for tubes or like devices containing suitable preparations.

piece of resilient material such as felt 3 is arranged and over which a layer of leather is stretched, the collar 3 serving to secure this layer of leather in place as'in the known constructions of pad employed for the like purpose, while 5 is a file.

sleeve formed of a suitable material such as ing with the cuticle bordering the nails; 1 file 10 is also secured to this member.

,65, .f Referring to F 1g. 4, 1 is the sleeve wh ch is formed with' a projection l on. which a In use amanicure device in accordance with the invention isslipped over the finger and the leather {surfaces are employedas polishing surfaces while the device is so supported.

. Having now described my inventiomwhat I claim as new and desire to secure byLet I t'ers Patent is A manicure member formed'of' rigid material, a prolongatlon on said sleeve adapted for usein treating'the cuticle bordering the nailsfa' polishing surface and a file member secured to saidsleeve. Y

In'testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

" STANL Y SEPTI'MUS BooTjYf;

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